Soap-packing machine



Dec, 19, 1922.

B; N. BECKER ET AL. SOAP PACKING Mncwus.

FILED we, 2% F918,

5 SHEETS-SHEET 1 R} D INVENTORS" .Bay'amn'w J55 tiara I ATTORNEY Dec.19, 1-922,

B, H. BECKER ET AL ,SoAP PAQKING MACHINE- FILED Age. 20, I918,

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INVENTOR zevy'amfnEBea%er .752: 1 86 MM g /flaw Ina) A TTORNE Y 5SHEETS-SHEET 2 I a. H. BECKER ET AL,

SOAP PACKING MACHINE.

lLED AUG. 20. 19 8. 5 SHEETs-sHEET'A INVENTORS. B87ga/711 znEB k Dec.'19, 1922. 1,439,395

8. H. BECKER ET AL. SOAP PACKING MAcHme,

FILED AUG, 20. 198. 5 SHEETSSHEET 5 v INVENTOR'.

A TTORNEV .Fatented'Dec. 1t), 1922 a v p UNIT-ED STATES.

BENJAMIN SOAP-PACKING MACHINE.

Application filed au ust-2o, 1915;. Serial No. 250,646.

T OGZZ'tI JIIfOinitWZLI/y concern:

Be it known that we, BENJAMIN H.

"BECKER and JoHN CinsnA, citizens of the "United States, residing atChicago, 1n the county of Cook and State'of Illinois,.have.

invented ajn'ew'and useful Improvement in Soap-Packing 'Machines, ofwhich the following is a'specification. 7

Ourinventionrelates, more particularly, to the packing of bars of soap,preferably wrapped, in the boxes in whichthey are to tion, this viewshowing a detailof the box-'- be shlpped or stored, and our primaryobject is to provide a novel, simple, and positively operating, machinefor performing the packing by an automatic operation and whichmachineshall be, economical of manufactureand operation. a I

Referring to the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a plan View of amachine constructed in accordancewith our invention,

certain parts thereof being shown broken away and other parts beingshown in section.

Fig. 2 is av view in rear elevation of themachine, or, inother words, aview of the portionof the machine through which the filled boxes aredischarged. Fig. 3 isv a View in side elevationof the machine,"the[machine being viewed fromgthe rightha'nd side of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is'asection-taken at the line 4: on Fig. 3 a-nd viewed. in the-direct.- tionof the arrow. Fig. 5 is an enlargedv broken section taken substantiallyalong the lines 5 on Fig. 3 and viewed in the direction of thefarrow s,with the pin on the ratchet and cam-surface co-operating therewith andlocated above the line 5 being shown in sec-- feeding mechanism. Fig.dis a section taken at the irregular line 6-6 on Fig; 9 and viewed inthe direction of the arrows, this view showingyadetail of the mechanismshown in Fig'. 5, with the disk member shown therein illustrated inelevation. Fig.

' 7 .is a plan View, partly broken, of. slide mechanism-adapted to beprojected into and out of the box to be filled and along which the soapis fed into the box. Fig; 8 isa section takenat the line- 88 on Fig, land viewed in the direction of the arrows; and Fig. 9 a face view of theratchet forming apart of the mechanism shown in Fig.-

As a preface to the followingdetailed description of the illustratedmechanism, it may bestated that in the particu'larconstructionillustrated,pro.visi0n is made for continuously feeding in alinedformation,

the bars of soapto be packed and also'feeding boxes'into which the soapis to be H. BECKER AND JOHN CIESLA', or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS; HATTIE BECKER'nxncn'rmx or SAID BENJAMIN n. BECKER, DECEASED.

packed, [into a position for receivingthe bars. The bars of soappresented opposite the open side of. an uprightly-extending box to befilled, are automatically pushed into the box'by a series of separateoperations, along a slide to cause a layer of the bars to extend intothe box, a layer in the particular ,ar-

rangement'shown'consisting of twenty bars.

on edge arranged in fiverows of four each.

As soon assuch a layer has been produced,

the slide upon which the soap was slid into the box, iswithdrawn,istripper means'being provided for preventing :the withdrawalof.

the soap-with the'slide, and the box is then. 7 I

automaticallylowered' a distance substantially equal to the height-ofthe bars of soap,

theslide means again introduced into the box and another layer of barsdischarged into. the :box, these operations continuing until thebox-"hasbeen filled; the box each time a layer has been formed loweringpartway filled, box and ejects itfrom the machine, where-. 'upon anotherbox becomes positioned for.

as stated. NVhen the box has been filling, as explained of the firstbox.

' In the particular construction of machine illustrated, the-frame ofthe machine is repvfresented at 15,this frame being preferably .ofopen-work structure and affording the open back and top as representedin the drawings. I The'machine is provided with an endless conveyerbelt-represented at. 16 which is supportedat its opposite ends onpulleys, onegonlv of which is shown,namely at 17 this pulley being rigidon a shaft 18 journaled in bearings-19 on the frame ofthe machine andcarrying a gear 20 meshing with a gear 21 on a shaft 22, thisshaftcarrying a gear 23 meshing with'a geaf 24 on a' I shaft 25 which may bedriven in any suit"- able manner as through the medium of a drive-shaft25 jour'naled on the machine frame and driven from a driveulley 25journaled on the shaft 25 with a c utch con-. trol represented at 25between the pulley 25 and shaft 25 the shaft 25 being connected with theshaft 25 by the gears 25 and 25 on these two shafts. The conveyer beltis'continuously driven in the direction of'the .arrow in Fig. 1 and isadapted to receive in alinedcondition the bars of soap,

80 box-tipping mechanism engages the represented at 27. preferablywrapped and delivered to this belt in any suitable manner, it beingdesirable that the bars of soap fed along the belt 16, present anunbroken line. In order that the bars 27 be in properly alined conditionwhen opposing the open side of a box to be filled as hereinafter to bedescribed. we provide a guide-device represented at 28, which is in theform of an inverted U secured to the frame 15 of the machine to extendabove the belt 16, through the channel in which the bars 27 pass intheir movement to the left in Fig. 1, the righthand end of thisguard-device being formed with the outwardlyfiaring sections 29operating to center the bars as they pass through this guard.

At the rear side of the frame 15 is provided a box-magazine forreceiving the boxes in superposed relation and through which the box ismoved under the action of box-feeding mechanism hereinafter described,in a path parallel with the direction of travel of the belt 16. In otherwords,the

boxes, represented at 30, are fed downwardly -in succession alongside ofthe belt 16 with their open sides arranged opposite the belt in orderthat the bars of soap conveyed by the belt may be pushed into the box,as by the following described mechanism:

The pusher mechanism referred to comprises a plate 31 having arearwardly-extending section 32 for a purpose hereinafter described,mounted on the ends of parallel bars 33 guidingly confined in bearings34 secured to bars 35 forming a part of the frame of the machine, thepusher bar 31 being preferably of about the same length as the width ofthe box 30 to be filled. The bars 33 are connected together by acrossbar 36 carrying studs 37, to the ends of which links 38 arepivoted, the rear ends of .theselinks being pivotally connected with theyoke-shaped upper end 39 of a lever 40 fulcrumed, as indicated at 41, tothe lower.

portion of the frame 15. The lever 40 can rles a laterally-extendingroller 42 which extends into, and is confined in, an internal cam groove43 provided on a face of a disk 44 secured to the shaft 25, the camportion of this groove being represented at 45 and the purpose of thisconstruction being to successively reciprocate the pusher mecha' nism tothe left in Fig. '3 for introducing the bars of soap into the box. Thecam 45 is so formed that each movement of the pusher bar to the left inFig. 3 moves the bars of soap engaged thereby to a position in whichtheir outer faces are substantially flush with the open face of the boxbeing filled. so that as the filling operation proceeds, the series ofsoap bars previously acted on by the pusher and pushed partway into thebox. are pushed farther into the box by engagement with the next seriesof bars on the frame of the machine.

acted on by the pusher, the series of bars forming a layer beingintermittently pushed to final position in the box by means of thepusher mechanism operating against the newly positioned series insuccession.

Co-operat'ing with the pusher mechanism described are the slide meanshereinbefore referred to and comprising. in the particularconstructionof machine illustrated, a plate 46 preferably of less lengththan the width of the box- 30 to be filled, and provided on the forwardend of a bar 47. The slide 16 is positioned immediately below the upperportion of the belt 16 and is guidedly supported to be reciprocated intoand out of the box 36, in guidechannels 48 provided in cross-membersat!) and 54) connected with the frame 15 of the machine and in a guide--channel 51 formed in a block extending crosswise of, and connected with.parallel, stationary. bars 35 carried by the frame 15. The slide bar 47is thus supported both at its ends and between its ends, whereby it issupported in all positions of its movement. The bar 47 is provided withspaced ears 54 carrying a cross pin 55 connected with one end of a link56, the opposite end of this link being pivotally connected with the upper end of a lever 57 which is fulcrumed as indicated at 58, to theframe of the machine. The lever 57 carries a roller 59 yieldingly heldat all times in contact with a cam member 60 by means of a coil-spring61 secured to the lever 57 and to the frame 15 at 62.

The cam 60 which presents the abrupt cam portion 63, is rigid on a shaft64: which is rotated in the direction of the arrow in Fig.

3, through the medium of a gear 65 rigid on this shaft and meshingwith apinion '66 on the shaft 25. In the particular construction illustrated,these gear ratios are such as to c ause the shaft 64 to rotate'one-fifthas fast as the shaft 25 with the result that the cam 63 engages andshifts the lever 57 and with it the slide bar 46, to the right in Fig. 3to withdraw it from the box once every fifth revolution of the shaft-25.

The stripper mechanism hereinbefore referred to and provided for thepurpose of preventing the bars of soap from being withdrawn from the boxin the operation of withdrawing the slide 46 therefrom, comprises avertically-disposed bar 67 which extends across the open face of the boxas shown in Figs. 1 and 3, this plate being car ried on the forward endsof arms 68 pivoted attheir rear ends on pins 69 provided in ears Thesearms 68 intermediate their ends are formed with the inclined. abrupt.portions 71 at their under sides at which they oppose grooved rollers 72provided on the ends of the pins 73 pivotally connecting the links 38with the lever 39. The relative position of the surfaces 71 and groovedrollers 72, as stated,

' ing the surfaces 71, swings the stripper member out of the path ofmovement of the bars of soap into the box.

The box magazine hereinbefore referred to is formed of the uprightparallel angle bars 74, 75, '76 and 77 with their angles turnedoutwardly and arranged in the'form of a rectangle to guide and confinethe boxes 30 in their downward movement, The angle irons 74 and 76extend .downwardlyyto a distance .well below the level of the, top ofthe frame 15, but the angle bars '75 and 77 extend downwardly a slightdistance short of the top of the table in order that, the boxes whenfilled with soap, may be tilted backwardly out through the rear end ofthe machine. Cooperating with the box-guides 74, 75, 76, and 77 arebox-feeding means hereinbefore referred to, for lowering the boxes by anintermittent movement, a description of the mechanism shown for thispurpose being as follows:

Journalled on the frame of the machine at opposite sides of the openingin the rear thereof through which the boxes are discharged, are upperand lower sprockets 78 and 79, and connecting these sprockets areendless sprocket chains 80 equipped with dogs 81' forming seats for theboxes during their movement downwardly at the rear side of the machine,these dogs being preferably constructed to yield downwardly in themovement of the chain upwardly, viz, while they are movingalong theforward reach of the chains, or, mother words, thesedogs bei ing rigidwhen in the position of the uppermost ones in Fig. 2 and supporting abox, but

yielding downwardly after they have passed .around the lower sprockets'79 in order that they will not damage the portions of the box opposingthe dogs. 1 The dogs for this purpose may be constructed in any suitableway,

ut it is preferred that they be pivoted as shown, and provided with stopsurfaces and springs to render them immovable on the chain in onedirection and yieldable in theopposite direction. The sprockets 79 arerigidly connected with a shaft 82 journaled in the frame of the machine,one of the bearings beingshown at 83, and this shaft .co-operates withmechanism for producing an intermittent movement thereof from the shaft25, this mechanism beingas follows;

Rigidly securedto theshaft 82 is a disk 84 carrying on itsinner face aseries of laterally-extending pins 85, which in the particularconstruction shown are five in numher and are equi-distantly spaced.Journaled on the shaft 82 adjacent the disk 8 1 is a 86 and normallyheld in retracted position by means of a spring 89 confined in a socket90 in the ratchet disk and bearing at its ends against an end of thissocket and a nut 91 on the pin, this pin being of greater length thanthe thickness of. the ratchet and in normal position projecting at itsportion 92 beyond the face of the ratchet as shown in Fig. 5. The pin 87is adapted to be projected outwardlyand behind one of the pins 85 duringa portion only of the rotation of the ratchet 86, namely duringone-fifth of the rotation of this ratchet in the particular constructionratchetdisk 86 provided with a pin 87 slid- I "ably mounted in anopening 88 in the ratchet illustrated, to effect simultaneous rotationof the disk 84, shaft 82. and sprockets 79, together with the sprocketchains 80, during a fifth of therevolution of the ratchet86, and to thisend a cam 93 is provided onthe stationary frame 15 of the machine, thiscam having the inclined face '94 for wedging the pin 87 to the right inFig. 5 when the ratchet 86 in its movement, as hereinafter described,carries this pin into engagement with the cam, the latter in theparticular construction illustrated, being of such length that it willshown at 98 and located in a socket 99 in this section, operating toforce the pin 96 into the opening opposing it andv locking the disk 84against rotation. This'pin is connected with a cross-bar 100whichextends into the path of a. cam 101 on the ratchet 86 and which is sopositioned that immediately before thepin 87 isprojected intointerlocking re lation with one of the pins 85, the pin 96 will beautomatically withdrawn from engagement with the disk 84, but will bepermitted to automatically spring into interlocking engagement with oneof the sockets 95 in the disk, as soon as the pin 87 moves out ofinterlocking position with relation to the pin arrangement of theseparts being such as shown'tha't eachv time the shaft 25 makes a completerevolution, it rotates the ratchet one-fifth ofa revolution and thusthrough the mediumof the pin 87. operated as hereinbefore described,rotates the disk '84 one revolution for each twenty-five revolutions ofthe shaft 25. The parts just described are so &

proportioned and arrange'd that a one-fifth rotation of the disk 84 andconsequently the shaft 82 moves the sprocket chains 80 a (llS- tancesuflicient to lower the box 30 a distance substantially equal to theheight of the bars of soap to be introduced into the box.

.The box-tilting mechanism hereinbefore referred to and provided for thepurpose of.

discharging the filled box from the machine, comprises, in theparticular construct on illustrated, a lever 109 pivotally supported on.lows;

the frame 15 of the machine at 110 and provid'ed at its upper end wit-habar 111 which opposes the bars of soap charged into the box, the lowerend of'thislever co-operating with an abrupt-'c aminember 112 rigid onthe shaft 82and operating when engaged by this cam to rock the lever 109in anti-clockwise direction in Fig. 3 and tilting thefilled boxbackwardly into a" position in which itsopen sideis uppermost, uponatravelling conveyer such as that represented at 113.

The operation of the machine isas' fol- Assuming the"box-ma gazine to.contain boxes arranged end world in superposed re-1 lationwith-t-heiropen sides facing to the rightin Fig. 3, and the parts-of themachine tobe in the positions illustrated in the main views of the drawings,wherein a box 30 is shown in the position for receiving the first layerof, soapbarsand has had this firstlayer introduced therein-fnpon theslide withdrawal of the slide.

mechanism, by the successive actions of the pusher mechanism in themanner hereinis-moved into a position where its pin 87 interlocks withone of 'the pins 85, the pin 96 .having been withdrawn from the disk 84,

and rotates the shaft 82 and moves the sprocket chains in the directionof the arrows in the drawings to lower the par-. tially filledbox adistance equal to sub-' stantially the width of the bars of soap.Following this intermittent lowering of the box, the slide 46 againenters the box above the layer of soap bars introduced therein asstated. The machine continuing its operation introduces another layer ofbars of soap into the box by the successive actions, ofthe pushermechanism, thebars being fed into the boxes follows: v

The continuousrotation of the belt; 16 in the direction of the arrows inFigs. 1 and 2 operates to advance the bars of soap into a .75 and 77.'lower end of the lever 109, tilting its upper posit-ion in' front ofthe open side of the box and adjacent its lower portion, the forwardmostone of the bars of soap engaging a stationary stop 114 provided on thestationary frame 15 to extend above the conveyer 16 and closely adjacentthe wall of the box at the lefthand side of Fig. 1. When a series offour of the soap bars 27 are presented in the position as stated, theslide 46 being in the box as shown in Fig. 1, the portion 45 of the cam43 engages the roller 42, thereby shifting the pusher mechanism to theleft in Fig. 3 with the result of simultaneously pushing these fourcakes of soap partway into the box, thestripper 67 by engagement of thegrooved rollers 72 with thelevers 68 rising out of the path of movementof the I its continued movement, advances another row of the soap bars27 opposite to the'box and up againstthe stop 114 and the pushermechanlsm again operates to engage this series ofbars and push itpartway into the box, this last series of bars pushing thepreviouslyintroduced series of bars into the box, the stripper mechanism67 operating as hereinbefore described. These operations continue untilfive series or rows of the soap bars have been introduced .into the ox,whereupon the cam .60 again engages the roller 59, swinging the lever5.7 to the rightin Fig. 3, and withdrawing the slide from its positionunder the soap bars'introduced into the box, the stripper plate 67remaining down'in the position shown in Fig. 3 during the withdrawal ofthe slide. The

box feeding mechanism then again operates to lower the box for receivinganother layer of the bars. These successive operations continue as tothe boxbeing filled until the last layer of bars is-introduced intothe-box, in whichvposition the upper edgeof the box extends below thelower ends of the bars The cam 112 then strikes the end in Fig. 3 to theleft, which throws the filled box rearwardly into upright position onthe con'veyerbelt 113, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3, where it iscarried to a point Ofdis harge J'The parts of the apparatus. are'so'constructed and arranged that as certain of the dogs 81 reachsubstantially the j uppermost point in their path of movement in whichposition the filled box is being moved backwardly, these dogs engageunder to the packing of soap into'a box, it may be i used for thepacking of other articles. and while we have illustrated and described aparticular embodiment of ourinvention. we do not wish to be understoodas intending to limit it thereto. as the same may be variously modifiedand altered without departing from the spirit. of our invention. itbeing our intention to claim our invention as fully and completely asthe prior state of the art will permit.

\Yhat we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1.. In amachine of the character set forth, the combination of means forsupporting a box to be filled with articles. a slide adapted to beprojected into the box and along which the articles are fed into thebox. means movable relative to said slide for introducing the articlesinto the box and upon said slide. and means for withdrawing said slidefrom the box.

2. In a machine of thecharactcr set forth, the combination of means forsupporting a box to be lilled with articles. means whereby said box maybe shifted from one elevation to another. a slide adapted to beprojected into the box and along which the articles are fed into thebox. means movable relative. to said slide for introducing the articlesinto the box and upon said slide, and means for withdrawing said slidefrom the box operating in such timed relation to said box shiftingmeansas to cause said slide to be withdrawn before the box is shifted.

3. In a machine of the character set forth, the combination of means forsupporting abox to be filled with articles. means for lowering said box.a slide adapted to be projected into the box and along which thearticles are fed into the box. means movable relative to said slide forintroducing into the box a plurality of rows of the articles to form alayer of the articles in the box by introducing the rows in successioninto the box. and n ans for withdrawing the slide from the box so timedwith relation to said tirst-named means that said slide will remain 'inthe box while the pluralities of rows to form a layer are beinglIltI'OtllIt'ttl therein. and so timed with relation to saidbox-shifting means that said slide will be removed prior to the loweringof thebox.

I. Ina machine ol the character set forth,

-the .combii'iation of means for supporting and intermittently feeding abox to be filled with articles. means operating automati- -ally tointroduce into the box a plurality of rows of the articles to form alayer of the articles in the box by a series of successive movements.slide means movable into and out of the box and along which the articlesare fed into the box and furnishing a support for the articles in thebox,

said second-named means and said slide means being relatively movable,and means formoving said slide means into and out of the box.

6. In a machine of the character set forth. the con'ibination of meansfor supporting a box to be filled with articles, means, operatingautomatically, to introduce into the box a plurality of rows of thearticles to form a layer of the articles in the box by introducing therows in succession into the box, and slide means along which thearticles are fed into the box. said second-named means and said slidemeans being relatively Il'lOVtlblP.

7. In a machine of the character set forth, the combination of means forsupporting and intermittently feeding a box to be filled with articles.reciprocating means operating automatically to introduce the articlesinto the box to form. by successive reciprocations. a plurality oflayers of articles in the box. a slide movable into and out of the boxand along which the articles are fed into the box. and means operatingautomatically to withdraw the slide from the box preparatory to thelowering of the box through the medium of said first-named means.

8. In a machine of the character set forth. the combination of means.operating automatically. to feed into the box a plurality of rows of thearticles to form a plurality of layers of the articles in the box, eachby introducing rows of articles in succession into the box by a seriesof successive reciprocations of said means. and means operating tosupport a box in position for receiving the articles and automaticallyshift the box relative to said first-named means. to a position forreceiving another layer of the articles after one layer has beenintroduced therein.

9. In a machine of the character set forth.

the combination of means for supporting a box to be filled witharticles, article-feeding means operating to move the articles into aposition in .front of the open side ofthe box, a slide movable into andout of the box and serving to support the articles in the box, and meansoperating automatically to move the articles from said feeding meansonto said slide, into the box.

10. In a machine of the character set forth, the combination of meansfor supporting and intermittently lowering a box to be filled witharticles, article-feeding means operating to move the articles into aposition in front of the open side of the box, a slide movable into andout of the box and forniing a support along which the articles move intothe box and supporting the articles in the box, and means,operatingautomatically, to move the articles from said feeding meansonto said slide, into the box to form plural layers of the articlestherein, by a series of successive movements, and means for actuatingsaid slide operating automatically to be withdrawn from the articlessuperposed thereon preliminary to the box-lowering operation, andthereafter projected into the box to form a support for the nextsucceeder of articles introduced therein.

11. a machine of the character set forth, the combination of means forsupporting a box to be filled with articles. articlefeeding meansoperating to move the articles into a position in front of the open sideof the box, a member movable into the box to a position in which itextends closely adjacent the rear Wall thereof. and movable out of thebox and forming a support along Which the articles may move into thebox, and meansoperating automatically, to move; the articles from saidfeeding means onto said member, into the box.

12. In a machine of the character set forth, the combination of meansfor supporting a box to be filled with articles, ar

ticle-feeding means operating to move the articles into a position infront of the openside of the box. a slide movable below saidarticle-feeding means and into and out of the box and forming a supportalong which the articles may move into the box, and means, operatingautomatically, to move the articles from said feeding means onto saidslide and into the box.

13. In a machine of the character set forth, the combination ofarticle-feeding means for feeding articles to a box to be filled, amember movable into and out of the box and forming a support along whichthe articles may move into the box, means, operating automatically. tomove the articles from said article-feeding means onto said member intothe box. means operating to support the box in position for receivingthe articles and automatically shift to a position for receiving anotherlayer of the articles after one layer has been introduced therein. andmeans operating to withdraw said member from the box before the la teris caused to automatically shift.

ll. In a machine of the character set forth, the combination ofarticle-feeding means for feeding articles to a box to be filled, amember movable into and out of the box and forming a support along whichthe articles may move into the box, means. operating autoimitically, tomove the articles from said article-feeding means onto said member intothe box in a plurality of rows to form a layer of the articles in thebox by a series of successive operations, means opcrating to support thebox in position for receiving the articles and automatically shift to aposition for receiving another layer of the articles after one layer hasbeen introduced therein. and means operating to with draw said memberfrom the box before the latter is caused to automatically shift. saidsecond-named means being so timed relative to said other means as tooperate a plurality of times before said member is withdrznvn and thebox is shifted.

15. In a machine of the character set forth, the combination of acontinuously op erating conveyer for conveying in line formation thearticles to be filled into a box. a member movable into and out of thebox and forming a support along which the ar ticles may move into thebox. means. operating automatically. to move the articlcs from saidarticle-feeding means onto said member into thebox, means operating tosupport the box in position for receiving the articles and automaticallyshift to a position for receiving another layer of the articles afterone layer has been introduced therein, and means operating to Withdrawsaid member from the box before the latter is caused to automaticallyshift.

16. In a machine of the character set forth. the combination of asupport for the articles, means for feeding the articles into a box, andmeans for supporting and intermittently feeding the box to permit of thefeeding of the articles into the box at different portions of the lattercomprising box-engaging elements, a drive'member therefor presenting aplurality of HliOUldQi's, a second drive member carrying a pin adaptedto be moved into and out of engagement with said shoulders for drivingsaid first-referred-to drive member. a cam in the path of movement'ofsaid pin for projecting the latter into engagement with said shoulders,and means for driving said sec ond drive member.

17. In a machine of the character set forth, the combination of asupport for the articles. means for feeding the articles into a box, andmeans for supporting and inter mittently feeding the box to permit ofthe feeding of the articles intothe box at ditfercnt portions of thelatter comprising boxengaging elements. a drive-member there- 'forpresenting a plurality of shoulders. a second drive-member carrying apin adapted to be moved into and out. of engagement .with said shouldersfor driving said firstreterred-to drive-member. a cam in the path ofmovement of said pin for projecting the latter into engagement with saidshoulders. and ratchet means operating to intermittently drive saidsecond drive-member.

18.111 a machine of the character set forth. the combination of asupport for the articles, means for feeding the articles into a box. andmeans for supporting and intermittently feeding the box to permit of thefeeding of the articles into the box at different portions of the lattercomprising boxcngaging elements. a drive-member therefor presenting aplurality of shoulders. a second drive-member carrying a spring pressedpin adapted to be moved into and out of engagement with said shoulderstor driving said first-referred-to drivesmember. a cam in the path ofmovement of said pin for projecting the latter. against the action ofits spring. into engagement with said shoulders. and means for drivingsaid second drive-member.

19. In a machine of the character set forth. the combination of meansfor supporting a box to be filled with articles. a support for thearticles adapted to be moved into and out of the box. means for withd'a\ving said support from the box. a stripper mechanism extending acrossthe articles in the box in the outward movement of said support, meansfor moving the articles into the box and upon said support. saidlastnanied lneans and said supportbeing rel atively movable. and means.operating automatically. to move said stripper mechanism out of the pathoi movement ot the articles into the box during the article-feedingoperation.

20. In a machine of the character set forth. the combination of meansfor supporting a box to be filled with articles. a support for thearticles adapted to be moved into and out ofthe box. means for feedingthe articles into the box and upon said Support. said last-named meansand said support being relatively movable. stripper mechanism extendingacross the articles in the box in the outward movement of said support.and means. operating automatically. to move said stripper mechanism outof the path of movement of the articles into the box.

21. In a machine of the character set forth. the combination of meansfor supporting a box to be filled with articles. a slide for thearticles adapted to be projected into the box into a position wherein itextends into that part of the box in which the articles are to bepacked, and a member for ctiecting the introductimi of articles into thebox and upon said slide, said slide and member being relatively movable.

BENJAMIN H. BECKER. JOHN CIESLA.

